# The Demonata

The Demonata is a young adult horror/fantasy series by author Darren Shan.

## Works
### Publishing order

Cover illustration copyright Melvyn Grant
* Lord Loss – 6 June 2005 (5 October 2005 in the US)
* Demon Thief – 5 October 2005 (7 June 2006 in the US)
* Slawter – 1 June 2006 (1 November 2006 in the US)
* Bec – 2 October 2006 (1 May 2007 in the US)
* Blood Beast – June, 2007 (1 November 2007 in the US)
* Demon Apocalypse – October, 2007 (1 May 2008 in the US)
* Death's Shadow – May, 2008 (1 November 2008 in the US)
* Wolf Island – 1 October 2008 (1 May 2009 in the US)
* Dark Calling – 1 May 2009 (October 2009 in US)
* Hell's Heroes – 1 October 2009 (May 2010 in the US)

### Storyline order

* Bec (Between 351 AD and 400 AD, during ancient Ireland's conversion from Paganism to Christianity, about 1600 years before Demon Thief)
* Demon Thief (Mid 1970s, about 30 years before Lord Loss)
* Lord Loss (Early 21st century)
* Slawter (Fourteen months after the end of Lord Loss)
* Blood Beast (About a year after Slawter)
* Demon Apocalypse (Directly following Blood Beast)
* Death's Shadow (Six months after Demon Apocalypse and roughly parallel to Wolf Island and Dark Calling)
* Wolf Island (Roughly parallel to Dark Calling)
* Dark Calling (Roughly parallel to Wolf Island)
* Hell's Heroes (Directly following Dark Calling)

### Narrators

The narrator of each book in the Demonata series shifts between the three protagonists of the series; Grubbs Grady, Kernel Fleck and Bec MacConn.
| Name of Book | Narrator |
| Lord Loss | Grubbs |
| Demon Thief | Kernel |
| Slawter | Grubbs |
| Bec | Bec |
| Blood Beast | Grubbs |
| Demon Apocalypse | Grubbs |
| Death's Shadow | Bec |
| Wolf Island | Grubbs |
| Dark Calling | Kernel |
| Hell's Heroes | Grubbs |

## Plot

The series centers around three protagonists from separate periods of time—Grubbs lives in the present day, Kernel in the 1970s, and Bec in around 450AD. The books detail their fight against the demon master Lord Loss, his many demon familiars, and Shadow, who promises to destroy the human universe. Together with The Disciples, the main characters attempt to thwart the Demonata from destroying the world.

## Characters
### Grady-MacGrigor family tree

| | | | | | | | | | | The MacGrigor Clan | The MacGrigor Clan | The MacGrigor Clan | The MacGrigor Clan | The MacGrigor Clan | The MacGrigor Clan |
| Struan | Struan | Struan | Struan | Struan | Struan | | | Aednat | Aednat | Aednat | Aednat | Aednat | Aednat | | | Aideen | Aideen | Aideen | Aideen | Aideen | Aideen | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bec MacConn | Bec MacConn | Bec MacConn | Bec MacConn | Bec MacConn | Bec MacConn | | | | | | | | | Many Generations | Many Generations | Many Generations | Many Generations | Many Generations | Many Generations |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | The Garadex Family | The Garadex Family | The Garadex Family | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Bartholomew Garadex | Bartholomew Garadex | Bartholomew Garadex | Bartholomew Garadex | | | Urszula Garadex | Urszula Garadex | Urszula Garadex | Urszula Garadex | | | | | | | The Moore Family | The Moore Family | The Moore Family | The Moore Family | | | | |
| Forty Years Later | Forty Years Later | Forty Years Later | Forty Years Later | Forty Years Later | Forty Years Later | | | Abraham Garadex | Abraham Garadex | Abraham Garadex | Abraham Garadex | Abraham Garadex | Abraham Garadex | | | Many Generations | Many Generations | Many Generations | Many Generations | Many Generations | Many Generations | | | | | | | | | | |
| Forty Years Later | Forty Years Later | Forty Years Later | Forty Years Later | Forty Years Later | Forty Years Later | | | Abraham Garadex | Abraham Garadex | Abraham Garadex | Abraham Garadex | Abraham Garadex | Abraham Garadex | | | Many Generations | Many Generations | Many Generations | Many Generations | Many Generations | Many Generations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Juni Swan/ Nadia Moore | Juni Swan/ Nadia Moore | Juni Swan/ Nadia Moore | Juni Swan/ Nadia Moore | Juni Swan/ Nadia Moore | Juni Swan/ Nadia Moore |
| Davey McKay | Davey McKay | Davey McKay | Davey McKay | Davey McKay | Davey McKay | | | | | | | | | | | The Grady Family | The Grady Family | The Grady Family | The Grady Family | The Grady Family | The Grady Family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Juni Swan/ Nadia Moore | Juni Swan/ Nadia Moore | Juni Swan/ Nadia Moore | Juni Swan/ Nadia Moore | Juni Swan/ Nadia Moore | Juni Swan/ Nadia Moore |
| Five Children | Five Children | Five Children | Five Children | Five Children | Five Children | | | | | Caspar Grady | Caspar Grady | Caspar Grady | Caspar Grady | Caspar Grady | Caspar Grady | | | | | | | | | Augustine Grady | Augustine Grady | Augustine Grady | Augustine Grady | Augustine Grady | Augustine Grady |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Unknown Grady | Unknown Grady | Unknown Grady | Unknown Grady | Unknown Grady | Unknown Grady | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Emily Spleen | Emily Spleen | Emily Spleen | Emily Spleen | Emily Spleen | Emily Spleen | | | | | | | Cal Grady | Cal Grady | Cal Grady | Cal Grady | Cal Grady | Cal Grady | | | Sharon | Sharon | Sharon | Sharon | Sharon | Sharon | | | Dervish Grady | Dervish Grady | Dervish Grady | Dervish Grady | Dervish Grady | Dervish Grady |
| | | | | Billy "Bill-E" Spleen | Billy "Bill-E" Spleen | Billy "Bill-E" Spleen | Billy "Bill-E" Spleen | Billy "Bill-E" Spleen | Billy "Bill-E" Spleen | | | Gretelda "Gret" Grady | Gretelda "Gret" Grady | Gretelda "Gret" Grady | Gretelda "Gret" Grady | Gretelda "Gret" Grady | Gretelda "Gret" Grady | | | Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady | Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady | Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady | Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady | Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady | Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady | | | | | | |

### Overview

| Character | Character | The Demonata | The Demonata | The Demonata | The Demonata | The Demonata | The Demonata | The Demonata | The Demonata | The Demonata | The Demonata |
| Character | Character | Book 1 | Book 2 | Book 3 | Book 4 | Book 5 | Book 6 | Book 7 | Book 8 | Book 9 | Book 10 |
| Main characters ||||||||||||
| Lord Loss | Lord Loss | Main | Main | Main | Recurring | Guest | Guest | Voice | Mentioned | Guest | Main |
| Dervish Grady | Dervish Grady | Main | Guest | Main | Does not appear | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Guest |
| Grubbs Grady | The Trigger | Main | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | Main | Main | Guest | Main | Main | Main |
| Bill-E Spleen | Bill-E Spleen | Main | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | Main | Main | Mentioned | Mentioned | Mentioned | Mentioned |
| Artery | Art Fleck | Main | Main | Guest | Guest | Guest | Guest | Does not appear | Does not appear | Old One | Does not appear |
| Sharmila Mukherji | Sharmila Mukherji | Guest | Main | Guest | Does not appear | Does not appear | Guest | Recurring | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| Nadia Moore | Juni Swan | Does not appear | Main | Main | Does not appear | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Mentioned |
| Beranabus | Bran | Does not appear | Main | Mentioned | Main | Guest | Main | Main | Mentioned | Mentioned | Mentioned |
| Kernel Fleck | The Eye | Does not appear | Main | Mentioned | Does not appear | Does not appear | Main | Recurring | Recurring | Main | Main |
| Davida Haym | Davida Haym | Does not appear | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| Bec MacConn | The Memory | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Main | Guest | Guest | Main | Recurring | Main | Main |
| Drust | Drust | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Skeleton |
| Recurring characters ||||||||||||
| Meera Flame | Meera Flame | Recurring | Does not appear | Recurring | Does not appear | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Does not appear |
| Shark | Shark | Does not appear | Guest | Recurring | Does not appear | Does not appear | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring |
| Cadaver | Cadaver | Does not appear | Recurring | Guest | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Recurring | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| Raz Warlo | Raz Warlo | Does not appear | Recurring | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Old One | Old One |
| Loch Gossel | Loch Gossel | Does not appear | Does not appear | Recurring | Does not appear | Recurring | Mentioned | Mentioned | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| Prae Athim | Prae Athim | Does not appear | Does not appear | Guest | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Recurring | Does not appear | Does not appear | Recurring |
| The Old Ones | The Old Ones | Does not appear | Mentioned | Does not appear | Recurring | Mentioned | Mentioned | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring |
| Kirilli Kovacs | Kirilli Kovacs | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring |
| Timas Brauss | Timas Brauss | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring |